Perspectives

Nehemiah 2:11-16 KJV

11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. 12 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon. 13 And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire. 14 Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass. 15 Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned. 16 And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.

Here we see Nehemiah being a good leader. He needs all the information to make wise decisions and to make sure he knows the complete situation so he gathers the information himself. He also hasn't told anyone what he is doing because he doesn't want to be influenced one way or the other and he doesn't want to face opposition.

He also made sure he saw the whole picture. He went around the city looking directly and closely at the wall and then also looked at the wall from a distance to achieve a different perspective on the situation.

Shouldn't we approach problems the same way? We should make sure we know all the details and do so by looking from different perspectives.